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Biloxi'Gulfport, Miss., Thursday, February 15, 1979
In Bay Si. Louis
Advantages and problems of city's historic buildings cited
ODELE H. PERANICH The Bay Bureau
First, the good news: The city of Bay St. Louis has some of the Coasts most historic buildings, both residential and commercial. And, if placed on the National Register of Historic Places, owners will be eligible for federal and state rehabilitation grants and certain tax credits.
Now, the bad news: According to Adele Cramer, archealogical historian with the Historic and Preservation Division of the Department of Archives and History, Jackson, it will be two years before these owners can apply for the rehabilitation grants.
Cramer's information was presented Thursday evening at a meeting co-sponsored by the Hancock County Historical Society and the city of Bay St. Louis.
The program included a number of slides taken in October 1978, of certain buildings in the city which are possible nominations to the National Register. About 100 citizens, including owners of some of the buildings, attended the
meeting.
Cramer told the group the city has a great variety of architecture and It has a great nomber of buildings from different periods.
She said building construction dates from the early 1800s, including the Queen Anne and Colonial, Greek Revival and Spanish Mission styles. She said the city has an excellent collection of the vernacular or folk style buildings.
She stressed the necessity of an archealoclgal survey. She said this was the first step for nomination to the National Register.
The city council had already allocated $2,500 for the survey l"ate las*, year, and with matching money from the Department of Archives and History it is expected the survey will be conducted this summer.
Cramer said the holdup has been with the grant division. She said the Bay St. Louis planning grant, the $2,500 matching money, is the first the Department of Archives and History has processed, and application forms were not available until this month.